of course是怎么来的?

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学过英语的人都知道of course这个短语的意思,但这个短语是怎么来的呢?分开看的话怎么都看不出来是当然的意思。比如说汉语的“非常”是一个词,其实它是“不是一般”的简称。我想of course也有类似的来历,有知道的还请指点。
请不要用“固定搭配”这四个字!
谢谢!
你不能回答这个问题就不要发言,我已经说过了:正如我们平常用的“非常”也有它的来历,of course也一定有它的来历,只能说你不知道而已。“固定搭配”这四个字不知害了多少人!

这个问题我也刚好想到,确实,每个字、词语都有它的来源,但一些已经古久不可考。

推荐这种问题直接问google,搜索例如:"origin of '……' "

这个问题外国朋友们也有疑惑,下面把对我理解有帮助的两处解释以及解释的出处复制给你。第二条比较中肯,有引经据典也有解释理解,可以参考。

  1. Phrase of course is attested from 1540s; literally "of the ordinary course;" earlier in same sense was bi cours (c.1300).(Source: Etymonline.com)

  2. Kimber Wiggs(一位网友):As my own matter of course, I turn to the Oxford English Dictionary for my answer. According to that tome, the phrase "of course" first appeared in the mid-1500s and was used as an adjectival phrase meaning "belonging to the ordinary procedure; customary; natural." 

    Here is an example of a sentence using "of course" from 1578: The friendshippe betweene man and man as it is common so is it of course.

    You can see where "of course" is synonymous with "natural." (Source:of course 的词性 当然是你的,可以说“of course is yours” centainly,of course的区别? of course love this dog 的应答句是Me too 还是 Yes ,of course of course是什么意思 “add the milk after pouring,of course”怎么去翻译! in course of/in the course of sure,of course,certainly区别 Detailed Description of Course Work